Challenges
Corporate Strategy
MainPower’s network has
undergone significant
transformation over the past
decade, primarily as a result of
changing land use and associated
customer demand. Challenges
include:
MainPower’s asset management program is aligned with our Statement of
Corporate Intent (SCI). The SCI establishes MainPower’s corporate strategic
objectives for governance, asset management, the operating environment,
major projects and reviews, and financial performance. It provides a
corporate strategic framework for the organisation and the AMP.
The annual strategic plan and business plan embody much of the agreed SCI
and also include MainPower’s strategic objectives which are included below.
• Increased agricultural activity,
particularly dairy.
• Increased population density
from lifestyle developments
and population drift from
Christchurch.
CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY
Deliver quality services to our customers
and positively engage with our community.
• Growth in tourism, particularly in
the northern part of our network.
• Increase in major wind and snow
storms affecting our network.
• Increased dependency on power
supply both economic and social
which requires strengthening of
security of supply and improving
the resilience of our network to
reduce the impact of outages.
• Energy usage patterns are
changing due to changes in
customer behaviour.
• Changing residential load profiles
caused by heat pumps, energy
efficient appliances and lighting.
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Achieve excellence in all aspects of operations.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Zero harm to people, public property
and the environment.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Deliver a sustainable financial position.
• Installation of photovoltaic (PV)
solar panels which impacts on
the design and operation of the
network.
• Ongoing activity following the
Canterbury